CSAC Announces 2021 Women's Tennis End of Year Awards
ROSEMONT, Pa. – The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) has announced its 2021 Women’s Tennis End of Year Awards. These awards include First-Team All-CSAC, Player, Rookie and Coach of the Year along with All-Sportsmanship. Student-athletes were nominated by their coaches, who then voted on the teams and were not permitted to vote for their own players.
Cairn University sophomore
Paige Kemper and Rosemont College senior
Chase Leonard shared Player of the Year honors. Leonard was a perfect 3-0 at number one flight singles this year, while Kemper went 3-1, with a 2-1 mark at number one flight singles. Leonard, with her partner Kelly Shaughnessy, went 2-1 at number one flight doubles this season.
Kemper was also named as the Rookie of the Year. She also went 2-1 at number one flight doubles with her partner Brianna Miller. For this year, first and second-year student-athletes were eligible for the Rookie of the Year award.
Coach of the Year honors went to
Kevin Jackson from Cairn, who won the award during the 2019 season. This year, he led the Highlanders to a mark of 3-1 with the lone loss coming to Albany State University. The Highlanders are the number one seed for the upcoming tournament.
Finally,
Cairn and
Clarks Summit shared the 3-D award. Implemented for the 2011-12 academic year, the Colonial States Athletic Conference 3D Award replaced the CSAC Team Sportsmanship Award. The 3D Award recognizes the teams in each sport that best demonstrate the NCAA Division-III philosophy of "Discover, Develop, Dedicate." The 3D Award was conceived and developed by the CSAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
2021 Women's Tennis All-CSAC Team
Co-Player of the Year: Chase Leonard, Sr., Rosemont; Paige Kemper, So., Cairn
Rookie of the Year: Paige Kemper, So., Cairn
Coach of the Year: Kevin Jackson, Cairn
3-D Award: Cairn, Clarks Summit
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Singles |
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Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown/High School |
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Chase Leonard |
Rosemont |
Sr. |
Breesport, N.Y./Notre Dame High School |
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Paige Kemper |
Cairn |
So. |
Lancaster, Pa. |
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Rachel Campbell-Robertson |
Cairn |
Fr. |
Richmond, Va. |
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Brianna Miller |
Cairn |
Fr. |
Delta, Pa. |
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Lauren Griffith |
Cairn |
Jr. |
Newtown, Pa./Calvary Christian Academy |
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Kelly Shaughnessy |
Rosemont |
Jr. |
Upper Darby, Pa./Sacred Heart Academy |
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Doubles |
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Name |
School |
Cl. |
Hometown/High School |
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Brianna Miller/Paige Kemper |
Cairn |
Fr./So. |
Delta, Pa./Lancaster, Pa./ |
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Kelly Shaughnessy/Chase Leonard |
Rosemont |
Jr./Sr. |
Upper Darby, Pa./Sacred Heart Academy/Breesport, N.Y./Notre Dame High School |
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Lauren Griffith/Sarah Jackson |
Cairn |
Jr./Sr. |
Newtown, Pa./Calvary Christian Academy/Milltown, N.J/Middlesex County College |
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All-Sportsmanship |
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Name |
School |
Cl. |
Hometown/High School |
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Brianna Miller |
Cairn |
Fr. |
Delta, Pa. |
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Sam Henson |
Cedar Crest |
Fr. |
Waterbury, Conn./W.F. Keynor Technical |
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Katie McKee |
Clarks Summit |
Jr. |
Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Christian Academy |
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Chase Leonard |
Rosemont |
Sr. |
Breesport, N.Y./Notre Dame High School |